" Gabriel is a good guy , Achilles . You do not have to worry about that . I am happy with him . " Aurora's heart pounded in her chest as she turned her back to her brother , a sense of trepidation washing over her . She knew that the web of lies she had spun was fragile , ready to unravel at any moment . It was her brother , after all , who had the uncanny ability to see through her facade , effortlessly reading her like an open book . The weight of her deception bore heavily upon her conscience . Each word she had crafted with deliberation , each seemingly innocent gesture and half-truth she had carefully sculpted , now threatened to expose her true intentions . She couldn't bear the thought of her brother's penetrating gaze peering into the depths of her soul , uncovering the truth she
